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I created a cron job by invoking:

# crontab -e

but I can't find the file with my edits.

Here's the /etc/crontab file:

# m h dom mon dow user  command

117 *    * * *   root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly1

25 6    * * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --repo$
47 6    * * 7   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --repo$

52 6    1 * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --repo$

crontab -e shows 

*/2 * * * * /home/avery/Dropbox/Scripts/lftp_download.sh

Anybody know which file my edits might be? I've looked at most the cron-related files in /etc but I can't find the one that's loaded when I type crontab -e.

Also, is there a log file in Ubuntu for cron?

Thanks in advance, Avery

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Under /var/spool/cron/crontabs/.

You can find this by looking up the manpage for crontab by:

man crontab
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Soren A
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    Oh, OK! I see that in the manpage now. Thanks for the quick answer. Hope this helps someone else. Also, must RTFM more often. – Avery Freeman Jan 10 '17 at 14:53